Birthday boy catches five-pound northern

By: Fritz Busch

LAKE HANSKA — Casey Gulden of Hanska will probably remember his 15th birthday for a while. “I just turned 15 today. It’s my birthday,” he said after catching a five-pound northern, with a minnow on a small, spoon lure. It was the ...

January 31, 2026

Human services director shares funding, ICE concerns

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff and Brown County Commissioner Dave Borchert shared a number of county program funding and immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) concerns they’ve heard from Brown County ...

January 31, 2026

Rep. Paul Torkelson won’t seek re-election

By: Fritz Busch

HANSKA — After nine terms in the Minnesota Legislature, Republican District 15B Rep. Paul Torkelson of Hanska announced Friday that he will not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in November. He will finish his current ...

January 31, 2026

Rabbits run by Greyhounds behind balanced scoring effort

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — In the first half of their game against New Ulm Cathedral, the Wabasso Rabbits had already placed four players in double figures and had a 60-32 lead over the Greyhounds. That balanced scoring led to a dominating 97-54 win over ...

January 31, 2026

Area roundup: Steffl sets Cedar Mountain assists record

GIRLS BASKETBALL Cedar Mountain 72, Sleepy Eye 45 SLEEPY EYE — Aubrey Steffl set the Cedar Mountain school record for career assists on Friday as the Cougars cruised to a 72-45 win over Sleepy Eye in a Tomahawk Division girls basketball ...

January 31, 2026

Finstad’s career high carries Greyhounds by Rabbits

By: Travis Rosenau

NEW ULM — With extra attention on Shay Wilfahrt and Jayde Altermatt, Margo Finstad had to remind everyone what she’s capable of. Finstad did that with a career-high 24 points as she led the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds to a 57-43 win over ...

January 31, 2026